Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Has your mind ever pushed you to do something wrong?"

Listen to a few minutes of Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad (uploaded by ABU SUFYAN) and enjoy his slow, clear Ta-Ha.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the Samiri say tempted him?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can we control what our soul suggests?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ta-Ha is surah 20. Find ayah 96. The Samiri admitted his own nafs, his inner self, suggested the idea. We all have wishes that pull us. Allah helps us say no to bad ideas.

Fact: Find the ayah about the soul that commands to evil (Yusuf 12:53).

Ages 5–8: Stop sign. Hold up a stop sign when a 'bad idea' is called out.

Ages 9–12: Inner voice. Write how to say no to a bad idea inside you.

Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."

Talk together:

• What bad ideas come to you?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How can you say no?
• Who helps you control yourself?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will say a'udhu billah when a bad idea comes."

• Say a'udhu billah.
• Play stop sign.
• Share your writing.
• Next time: the next ayah (20:97) tells what Musa did with the calf. Explore it together!

Action: Say a'udhu billah when a bad idea comes.